Plex: How to Add a Local. Mkv File to a Library?

Looking to play this mkv file:

thufir@dur:~$ 
thufir@dur:~$ tree /home/thufir/plex/
/home/thufir/plex/
└── The.Last.Dance.S01E01.HDTV.x264-BRISK[TGx]
    ├── [TGx]Downloaded from torrentgalaxy.to .txt
    ├── the.last.dance.s01e01.hdtv.x264-brisk.mkv
    └── the.last.dance.s01e01.hdtv.x264-brisk.nfo

1 directory, 3 files
thufir@dur:~$ 

from plex, so I changed the setting to the Plex Video Files Scanner as suggested:

However, when I click into the library:

I still get:

You must be lost We can't find the page you're looking for

perhaps just a permissions issue??

Plex won't enter my home directory or other partitions

but then why did plex navigate to the folder in question?

1 Answer

Searching for "last dance" gives:

which just makes me wonder how to browse to the file in question rather than searching by title.

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James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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